Amaechi Vows One-Term Presidency If Given ADC Ticket

Former Minister of Transportation and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has pledged to serve only a single term in of...

Former Minister of Transportation and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has pledged to serve only a single term in office if he emerges as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 general elections.

Amaechi made this commitment during an appearance on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme aired on Thursday, July 3. According to him, the decision to pursue only one term is personal and aimed at preserving Nigeria’s fragile political balance.

“If I won’t do more than four years, I would say that. If I were to do more than four years, I would say I would do more than four,” Amaechi stated, affirming his readiness to commit to a single term.

When asked about the issue of power rotation between Nigeria’s regions, Amaechi emphasized the importance of maintaining the political understanding—though unwritten—that power should alternate between the North and South.

“Of course. For now, the way Nigeria is, you must keep to that unwritten agreement that says North eight years and South eight years,” he said.

Amaechi recalled his opposition to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015, explaining that it was rooted in concerns over fairness and regional equity.

“I led the fight against the PDP government. Why? Because there was an agreement that the government at the time would serve four years. And after four years, that government reneged. And I said no, that would be unfair. That will be instability at its peak because the North will react. So the best thing to do is to support the Northern candidate to continue the balance of power.”

He insisted that the South must now be allowed to complete its turn in power to preserve the nation’s political stability.

Amaechi is yet to officially declare his presidential ambition but has recently been linked with the ADC following his disengagement from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).